POINT Cook coach Daniel Fraser says his team is yet to play its best football even after a 32-point win over Manningham in Victorian Amateur Football League division 4.
The Bulldogs, one of the early favourites for the flag after three big wins to start the year, snapped a three-game losing streak against the Cobras.
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Manningham led by eight points at quarter-time, though Point Cook looked threatening, and stormed back into the contest with five goals to one in the second quarter for a 25-point lead at the long break.
The Bulldogs adapted to the Cobras’ extra-man defensive strategies by going over the top heading inside 50, which made scoring much easier.
By three-quarter-time, Point Cook was up by 37 points and in a low-scoring final term Manningham kicked the only goal.
Ricky Munn kicked three of his own for the Dogs, taking his season tally to 30.
Haych Barker played his best game of the season on a wing, as did Mark Pozzuto, while Daniel Burton was best on ground.
Fraser was pleased with the attitude his players took into the game.
“We played with a bit of spirit, which I was really happy about. It was probably missing last week,” he said.
“We’re not playing at our best at the moment. We haven’t hit our straps yet – we’ve got plenty of work to do.”
Werribee Districts remains on the bottom of the B grade ladder after a 103-point loss to ladder-leader Old Trinity.
Matthew Palmington kicked four goals for the Tigers, whose only win this season was against Parkdale.
In division 3, Old Westbourne suffered its heaviest loss of the season, going down by 147 points to St Francis Xavier.
The Warriors are yet to win a game and have been further hurt with several senior players, including Wade Leighton, Aaron Fleming and James Tessari, overseas.
